The same storm system that brought up to a foot of snow to portions of the Chicago area this weekend buried areas from northern Indiana and Michigan to New England with up to 15" of snow. Some of the heaviest totals included 15" at Walden, Vt., and Saranac Lake, N.Y., and 14" at Bronson, Mich., and Columbia City, Ind. (just northwest of Fort Wayne). Severe weather erupted on the storm's southern flank Saturday night, producing a swarm of tornadoes in southern Georgia that resulted in one fatality.
Warmer air will try to make inroads into Chicago this week, but the cold snow-covered ground here will not only retard the warm-up but also create a lot of low clouds and fog.
This week will start out on the cold and quiet side, but two storms are expected to affect this area -- one by midweek and the other next Saturday, raising the specter of more wintry precipitation for the fourth weekend in a row at Chicago.
--By Steve Kahn, WGN Weather Center Meteorologist
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
